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GPS O
PERATION
The VX-8R allows the display of your position (Longitude/Latitude) when using the op-
tional FGPS-2 GPS Antenna Unit.
1. Make sure that the transceiver is off.
2. Connect the optional FGPS-2 GPS Antenna Unit to the MIC/SP jack of the trans-
ceiver via the optional MH-74
Antenna Adapter (see next page).
3. Press and hold in the
4. Press the
key until the GPS screen appears.
5. When the transceiver succeeds in receiving a valid GPS
signal, your current position (Longitude/Latitude), current
time (UTC), and altitude will appear on the display. Rotate
the DIAL knob (or press the
additional lines of station text on the display.
The received satellite number appears at the lower right of
compasses (In the example at the right, it is 4 satellites).
When receiving a signal from more than 3 satellites, the "
display.
Advice: 1) When the FGPS-2 GPS Antenna Unit is first turned on, it may take several
minutes to compute a fix of your position. This is normal, as the GPS unit is down-
loading "almanac" information from the GPS satellites.
2) If the transceiver does not receive a valid GPS signal after three minutes have
passed, you may be in a poor location for satellite reception, such as inside of a house
or building; try moving to a less obstructed position.
6. If you walk a few meters from your current location, your
course direction is displayed on the compass of the display
and walking speed is displayed in the "SPD
display.
7. To return to normal operation, press the
appears.
1) When the FGPS-2 GPS Antenna Unit is activated, the current consump-
tion increases approximately 40 mA. Therefore, battery life is reduced by
approximately 20 % when the FGPS-2 GPS Antenna Unit is activated.
2) You may memorize your current position as plotted by the GPS (up to ten points can
be saved) via the APRS/GPS Set Mode Item 21: MY POSITION. See page 165 for
details.
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Waterproof Speaker Microphone or CT-136 GPS
A7A
( PWR ) switch for 2 seconds to turn the transceiver on.
/
key) to scroll through
SPD" column of the
SPD
SPD
SPD
key several times until the normal screen
" icon will appear on the
VX-8R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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